Lady @Lady@cat.family

i'd watch them with subs if i knew any

is releasing a new album so maybe i should spend some time actually trying to understand the old album

• yes, because Ditto can produce eggs with any pokémon except those in the Ditto or No Eggs Discovered egg groups

• no, because breeding any compatible pokémon with a Ditto will produce eggs at a slower rate than breeding two pokémon of the same species

« Nobody knows how pokemon eggs appear, but Diana's is certain it's because they fuck. »

• it is unprofitable
• it sometimes says bad things
• training data is not as politically incorrect(??)
• runaway innovation leads to results which cannot be managed by the government

« All of that changed over the past few years as Beijing went after some of the country’s biggest tech companies and its most high-profile tech entrepreneurs. The aim was to ensure no institution or individual could wield influence on the Chinese society comparable to the Communist Party. » in contrast to the united states, where tech companies wield immeasurable influence on society far outpacing party or government

@gaditb TERFism is a subset of radical feminism, it's in the name?

radical feminism is concerned, at the very most fundamental level, with the power men have over women, as exemplified in the marriage contract

TERFism is transphobic because it views trans women as reinstating male dominance within lesbian and otherwise women-exclusive relationships and social structures; it's a descendant of political lesbianism and separatist lifestyle feminism seeking to create womens spaces outside of the reach of the patriarchy (a patriarchy which, again, is exemplified through heterosexual marriage)

TERFs (proper) want to maintain womens spaces as exclusive for “biological women” because of some fucked-up assumptions about biology and about women. but they do so in the interest of increasing womens agency and independence. they do so out of concern regarding men appropriating or extracting value from their communities and culture, should they be allowed to participate in them. (and their distrust for trans people is mirrored in their distrust for bi people, for the same reasons of straights appropriating lesbian culture [and their distrust for ace people…])

JK Rowling is not interested in increasing womens agency or independence. she wants to keep trans women out of womens spaces because she views women as weak, vulnerable, and easily taken advantage of, and she wants to “protect” them from people with “male bodies”. this is a horribly paternalistic, unfeminist, and misogynistic view of women. it's plain old-fashioned conservatism and transphobia and i don't see a reason to give it another name

stop giving her credit for views she does not hold

« The portrayal of women in Harry Potter has been described as complex and varied, but nonetheless conforming to stereotypical and patriarchal depictions of gender. Gender divides are ostensibly absent in the books: Hogwarts is coeducational and women hold positions of power in wizarding society. However, this setting obscures the typecasting of female characters and the general depiction of conventional gender roles. According to scholars Elizabeth Heilman and Trevor Donaldson, the subordination of female characters goes further early in the series. The final three books "showcase richer roles and more powerful females": for instance, the series' "most matriarchal character", Molly Weasley, engages substantially in the final battle of Deathly Hallows, while other women are shown as leaders. Hermione Granger, in particular, becomes an active and independent character essential to the protagonists' battle against evil. Yet, even particularly capable female characters such as Hermione and Minerva McGonagall are placed in supporting roles, and Hermione's status as a feminist model is debated. Girls and women are more frequently shown as emotional, more often defined by their appearance, and less often given agency in family settings. » per Wikipedia, “Harry Potter § Thematic critique”

is not a TERF; she has a husband

@narylis oh i was referring to the defence of JK Rowling they published today actually

wait seriously

lmao

@Azure it's more than that. in the case of tech, classifying tech work as “professional” (white-collar) and not “trade” (blue-collar) was done so that tech companies wouldn't have to pay overtime. this is the computer employee exemption of the US Fair Labor Standards Act for example https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/17e-overtime-computer

convincing people that this is “better” allowed them to get away with the rampant overworking and burnout currently plaguing the tech industry.

has the fifth-largest economy in the world. you ever think about the fact it was taken from mexico by force?

#Ao3TagOfTheDay: Gratuitous kabedon

@Satsuma it was aspirational go to sleep

the perks of working for facebook

@SportsGoblin my brother’s fiancée is a packers fan and always complains about seahawks fans and the rest of my family protests and i have to be like “no she’s right”